'Nastier' definitions:

Definition of 'Nastier'

From: GCIDE
  • Nasty \Nas"ty\ (n[.a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Nastier (n[.a]s"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Nastiest.] [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
  • 1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition. [PJC]
  • 5. Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang] [PJC]
  • Syn: Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.
  • Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc. [1913 Webster]